Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with softer demand for heavy yearlings. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.48/cwt on 770 head.

Average price

$144.48

770 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	710	144.71	1,027	761
Medium and Large 2-3	668	124.89	834	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale770 hd

144.48

—

KY average26 barns · 6,427 hd

143.89

+0.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,811	91.19	1,651	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	62.16	806	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	60.48	860	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	51.23	531	16

Every lot, as filed

98 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	921	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	709	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	105.41/cwt	101.00–110.00	388	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	412	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	483	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	752	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.46/cwt	104.00–120.00	770	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	104.23/cwt	94.00–115.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	53.15/cwt	51.00–54.00	575	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	65.03/cwt	63.00–68.00	824	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	64.00/cwt	63.00–65.00	941	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	58.33/cwt	57.00–59.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	371	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	58.13/cwt	56.00–61.00	807	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	58.31/cwt	55.00–61.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.29/cwt	37.00–51.00	462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	116.79/cwt	112.00–124.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	154.05/cwt	150.00–161.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.68/cwt	145.00–154.00	627	7
Bulls	—	—	1,792	85.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	96.66/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	137.70/cwt	137.70–137.70	881	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	132.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	683	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,000	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	137.74/cwt	131.00–144.00	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	134.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	159.18/cwt	155.00–161.00	847	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,031	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,074	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	164.90/cwt	159.00–179.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	162.55/cwt	159.50–168.00	782	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	154.64/cwt	145.00–159.90	970	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	668	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	148.50/cwt	147.50–149.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	138.89/cwt	138.00–140.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	168.27/cwt	164.00–180.00	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	792	140.70/cwt	140.70–140.70	1,114	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	854	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	982	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	812	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.98/cwt	144.00–156.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	151.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	811	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.39/cwt	145.00–148.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.64/cwt	129.00–139.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	133.47/cwt	122.00–135.70	1,184	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	927	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	136.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,141	71
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	581	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.68/cwt	148.00–153.00	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	949	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	124.54/cwt	122.00–128.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	105.77/cwt	101.00–109.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	122.35/cwt	117.00–126.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	114.56/cwt	111.00–120.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.50	759	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 28, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 1,064Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 77Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	77.00	77.00
1	—	570	103.00	103.00
1	—	880	87.00	87.00
2	—	478	94.00–115.00	104.23
2	—	657	101.00	101.00
2	—	312	100.00	100.00
2	—	372	116.00	116.00
2	—	428	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	787	96.00–97.50	96.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	101.00–110.00	105.41
2	—	412	104.00	104.00
2	—	752	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	126.00	126.00
2	—	383	125.00–127.00	126.03
36	—	673	104.00–120.00	114.46
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
13	—	516	121.00–127.00	123.92
2	—	790	108.00	108.00
3	—	290	125.00–130.00	126.61
4	—	483	122.00–128.00	124.54
5	—	732	101.00–109.00	105.77
14	—	564	117.00–126.00	122.35
14	—	627	111.00–120.00	114.56
6	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	132.00	132.00
75	—	640	137.70	137.70
28	—	516	128.00–139.00	132.44
69	—	753	132.75	132.75
16	—	413	131.00–144.00	137.74
24	—	478	130.00–138.00	134.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	147.50–149.00	148.50
8	—	380	138.00–140.00	138.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	120.00	120.00
66	—	854	115.00	115.00
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
2	—	812	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	107.50	107.50
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
2	—	540	108.00	108.00
1	—	200	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
2	—	688	113.00	113.00
5	—	614	112.00–124.00	116.79
6	—	368	150.00–161.00	154.05
7	—	416	145.00–154.00	150.68
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
2	—	345	155.00	155.00
7	—	468	144.00–156.00	147.98
8	—	750	113.00	113.00
9	—	532	140.00–155.00	151.02
21	—	573	130.00–145.00	141.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	588	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	658	104.00–106.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	127.00–130.00	128.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	532	155.00–161.00	159.18
41	—	726	142.00	142.00
167	—	756	140.00–145.00	142.03
4	—	557	159.00	159.00
7	—	680	139.00	139.00
11	—	420	159.00–179.00	164.90
51	—	481	159.50–168.00	162.55
104	—	627	145.00–159.90	154.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	163.00	163.00
11	—	384	164.00–180.00	168.27
63	—	792	140.70	140.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	145.00–148.00	147.39
7	—	618	129.00–139.00	136.64
106	—	887	122.00–135.70	133.47
22	—	676	135.00–138.00	137.17
71	—	834	125.00–137.00	136.83
3	—	795	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,123	109.00	109.00
17	—	519	148.00–153.00	150.68
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
19	—	727	125.00–134.00	130.48
2	—	352	155.00	155.00
3	—	475	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	139.00	139.00
1	—	795	119.00	119.00
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	95.50	95.50
3	—	581	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,082	51.00–54.00	53.15
2	—	1,083	55.00–61.00	58.31
7	—	978	37.00–51.00	47.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,267	63.00–68.00	65.03
6	—	1,338	57.00–59.00	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	63.00–65.00	64.00
6	—	1,389	56.00–61.00	58.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	83.00–89.00	85.71
3	—	1,830	93.00–100.00	96.66

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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